Rise with mussels and potatoes

Rise with mussels and potatoes is a typical dish of Puglia. The mix of rice, potatoes and mussels is enhanced by the tasty juice of the mussels. It is perfect for summer months and tastier if prepared the day before.

Ingredients

500 g mussels

500 g potatoes

300 g rise

50 g breadcrumbs

25 g parsley

300 ml water

1 clove garlic

50 g grated pecorino cheese

Extra virgin olive oil

Salt

Freshly ground black pepper

Serves4

Prep.time20 min

Cookingtime1 h

Totaltime1 h 20 min

Healthy

Rel. easy

450caloriesper person

Preparation

Clean the mussels and open them making sure to keep in a bowl the juice that flows out. Filter this juice through a sieve.

Cut the garlic into small pieces and add it to the breadcrumbs. Chop and add half of parsley to the mix.

Peel the potatoes and slice them.

Sprinkle with a little olive oil a baking dish and add half of the potatoes. Add salt and pepper and some parsley.

Continue with a layer of mussels and sprinkle with grated cheese.

Add the uncooked rice and cover with the juice from the mussels.

Continue making another layer starting from potatoes etc.

Sprinkle with bread crumbs and slowly add the water.

Add a bit of olive oil and cook for 1 hour in the oven at 180 degrees.

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